Conrad Wayne Ricamora-Jensen
(born 17 February 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of
Oliver Hampton on the
ABC television series ''
How to Get Away with Murder
''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal drama thriller television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk and pro ...
'' (2014–20). As a stage actor, he is noted for his roles in the original Off-Broadway musicals
''Here Lies Love'' and
''Soft Power'', which premiered in 2013 and 2019, respectively, as well as his role in ''
Oh, Mary!'', for which he received a
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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nomination. He made his
Broadway debut in the 2015 revival of ''
The King and I
''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...
''. In addition to his Tony nomination, Ricamora is also a two-time
Grammy Award
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and
Lucille Lortel Award nominee.
Early life
Ricamora was born in
Santa Maria, California
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. He is the son of Ron Ricamora, who was in the
US Air Force
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, and
social worker
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Debbie Bolender. His father was born in
Manila, Philippines
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is ...
and moved to the US when he was 10. His father is believed to be of Filipino descent and is adopted,
and his mother is of German and Irish descent. Ricamora grew up primarily in
Niceville, Florida, and was an avid tennis player. He is gay and was honored with the
Human Rights Campaign
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's Visibility Award.
Ricamora attended
Queens University of Charlotte
The Queens University of Charlotte is a private university in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It has approximately 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1857, the university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 58 minors, ...
on a tennis scholarship, graduating with a degree in psychology in 2001.
He graduated from the MFA acting program at
University of Tennessee
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in 2012.
Career
Ricamora was first introduced to acting during his undergraduate studies and, after graduating, took part in community theater in
Charlotte, North Carolina
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and
Philadelphia
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before attending acting school.
Following graduation, Ricamora performed the role of Ninoy Aquino in the 2013 Off-Broadway musical, ''
Here Lies Love'', which had two runs at
The Public Theater
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. He won a
Theatre World Award and was nominated for a
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.
In 2014, he was cast in the recurring role of Oliver Hampton on the
ABC legal drama series ''
How to Get Away with Murder
''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal drama thriller television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk and pro ...
''. He continued to make guest appearances throughout the show's second season and was promoted to a series regular in season three. The show concluded after its sixth season in 2020.
Ricamora played Lun Tha in
Lincoln Center Theater
The Vivian Beaumont Theater is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater in the Lincoln Center complex at 150 West 65th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Operated by the nonprofit Lincoln Center Theater (LCT ...
's 2015 Broadway revival of
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their musical ...
's ''
The King and I
''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...
'', directed by
Bartlett Sher.
[Brantley, Ben]
"Review: ''The King and I'', Back on Broadway"
''The New York Times'', April 16, 2015 The 2015 Broadway cast recording of the musical received a
Grammy Award
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nomination for
Best Musical Theater Album.
In 2017, Ricamora rejoined the cast of ''Here Lies Love'' as Ninoy Aquino at the
Seattle Repertory Theater.
In 2018, Ricamora starred in the premiere of
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yellow ...
's ''
Soft Power
In politics (and particularly in international politics), soft power is the ability to co-option, co-opt rather than coerce (in contrast with hard power). It involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction. Soft power is ...
'' as Xue Xing at the
Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and subsequently received a nomination for the
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
In 2024, Ricamora began playing
Abraham Lincoln
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opposite
Cole Escola
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as
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (Birth name, née Todd; December 13, 1818July 16, 1882) was First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865.
Mary Todd was born into a large and wealthy ...
in ''
Oh, Mary!''. The show transferred to Broadway in June 2024.
Personal life
On July 29, 2023, in an
Instagram
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post, Ricamora announced he had married Peter Wesley Jensen earlier in the month.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
Selected credits
See also
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Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area
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LGBT culture in New York City
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List of LGBT people from New York City
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LGBT rights in New York
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NYC Pride March
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References
External links
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Conrad Ricamoraat the
Internet Off-Broadway Database
Conrad Ricamoraat About the Artists
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1979 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male actors of Filipino descent
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American people of German descent
American people of Irish descent
American gay actors
American LGBTQ people of Asian descent
LGBTQ people from California
Queens University of Charlotte alumni
Theatre World Award winners
University of Tennessee alumni
21st-century American LGBTQ people